St Joseph s Primary School Murgon

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1 St Joseph s Primary School Murgon Term 1, Week 10, 31st March, 2015 Dear Parents and Caregivers PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE 32 Angel Avenue, MURGON QLD 4605 Phone: Principal: Mr Greg Cran pmurgon@bne.catholic.edu.au Website: MARCH 30 Holy Week Liturgies APRIL 3 Good Friday School Holidays begin 21 TUESDAY Term 2 Begins 24 ANZAC Day Liturgy 24 School Cross Country 25 ANZAC DAY March Assembly 9.30am 28 School Photo Day MAY 5 Edmund Rice Feast Day 4-8 Mother s Day Stall 10 Mother s Day Naplan Testing 26 National Sorry Day This week begins the Easter Triduum (three days) which commemorate those events that led to the arrest, torture, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Over this week the whole school will commemorate this remarkable story. Buddy classes will tell the story of each scene: Palm Sunday to the Resurrection. We are reminded that no matter how young or old we are, what a remarkable story it is. The fact that Jesus persevered in doing God s will in his life ought to give us hope in our own lives. Easter celebrates the promise of life in the face of death. Easter celebrations also reflect on peace and forgiveness which have come out of aggression. It is also a time for thinking about suffering, injustice and hardship. During Good Friday services, Christians meditate on Jesus' suffering and on his words spoken from the cross: 'Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.' (New International Version, Luke 23: 34). Let us focus this Easter, on the meaning of the Resurrection - New Life and new beginnings. I thank you for your support, cooperation and partnership over this term, and wish you all a very happy, safe and restful Easter break. End of Term This week is our last week of term 1. School concludes on Thursday April 2 at the normal time of 3:00pm. Term 2 begins on Tuesday April 21. Thank You This week we say thank you to Robyn Crawford as she finishes her role as Crossing Supervisor. Robyn s smile and joyful greetings will be missed at the crossing in the morning and afternoon. Robyn has safely helped hundreds of children across the crossing over the last 6 years. Thank You Robyn. At our assembly on Monday, we celebrated the achievements of many students in our school, who received the end of term, St Joseph s awards. I congratulate these children on the way they demonstrated the characteristics of this award throughout the first term on a regular basis. This award will be given each term to the children who live out the three values of St Joseph s Faith Respect Nurture Congratulations goes to: We have faith in our self, others and God. I believe I can so I work hard to learn. We value our own potential, our community and all cultures. I am able to respect others and myself in class and at play. We educate and allow individuals to take responsibility for their growth. I am supported by others to achieve to the best of my ability. Prep Bessie Watcho-Barrett Year 1 Ella Palmer Year 2 Yuna Olbes Year 3 Kaylah Bligh Have a great week everyone, GregC ran Principal Year 4 Nathan Roderick Year 5 Teagan O Sullivan Year 6 James Olbes

2 Holy Week In our final week of Term 1, we mark the most important time in our Church s liturgical year: Holy Week. Holy Week is the last week of Lent. It begins with the observance of Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter Sunday. The name, Palm Sunday originated from Jesus' entry in Jerusalem. The crowd laid carpets of palms on the street for Him. The Last Supper is commemorated on Holy Thursday of this special week (often called Maundy Thursday) and Friday is the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross. The Lenten season and Holy Week end with Easter Sunday (the Resurrection of Jesus Christ). Holy Week consists of the following events, presented to the school by buddy classes this week. Tuesday 31 st March: Wednesday 1 st April: Thursday 2 nd April: Friday 3 rd April: Project Compassion APRE NEWS Prep and Year 2 will present Palm Sunday at 2pm. Year 1 and Year 4 will present the Last Supper at 2pm Year 3 and Year 5/6 will present The Crucifixion at 2pm (Combined Churches Way of the Cross ) Commencing at 9.15am at St. Joseph s Thank you to all families who have supported Project Compassion this term, with donations. Each week at our school assembly, we have watched a series of short films that show us the incredible benefits that your donations do to help others around the world. 6 th Week of Lent Project Compassion: Vinsen from Indonesia Thank You! Sustainable food for life Buddy Mass Many thanks to Year 1 and Year 4 who celebrated their Buddy Mass last Friday, a Welcoming Mass. These Masses are a vital part of the Religious Life of our school and provide opportunities for our students to be involved in planning and participating in important liturgical celebrations. My thanks to our teachers who lead the students in these Masses each term. Anzac Services In Week 1 of Term 2, our school will hold our St Joseph s Anzac service at 9am, Friday 24th April. Everyone is very welcome to attend. St Joseph s will also be marching on Saturday morning 25th April, in the Murgon march. Everyone is asked to meet in the car park behind the RSL at 9:30am please. Full uniform and hats to be worn and please remember sunscreen and a water bottle. Wishing all St Joseph s families a very Holy Easter and a safe and wonderful holiday. Warm regards, Celia O Connor Acting APRE/CST Until recently, the weather in Vinsen s small farming village in West Timor has been quite stable. However, in the last few years changing weather patterns have made harvests unpredictable and unprofitable. To combat the variable weather patterns affecting farmers in Vinsen s village in Indonesia, a local community program supported by Caritas Australia, is teaching farmers how to terrace land and grow sustainable crops for life regardless of the changing weather. Your donation to Project Compassion 2015 helps farmers in remote West Timor create a life-long source of food, improving the future wellbeing of their families and communities

3 ICAS 2015 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools are available again this year. A number of students from St Joseph s participated in these tests in 2014 and received certificates of Credit and Participation. This competition is again open to our students. If students are interested in participating in any of the following tests, they can collect an entry form from their class teacher. ICAS Subject ICAS Sitting Date Prices (incl. GST) Digital Technologies Tues 19 May $8.80 Science Wed 3 June $8.80 Writing Mon 15 June Fri 19 June $18.70 Spelling Tues 16 June $12.10 English Tues 28 July $8.80 Mathematics Tues 11 August $8.80 Dear Parents and Guardians, Guidance Counsellor News It s the end of term, so our study of Resilience has come to an end as well. We have learnt about different emotions and that each of the emotions have different ranges of strength. As a result of this, students have learnt that they can be a little bit angry or really sad. We looked at ways of assisting ourselves with the emotions that we feel, through strategies that include: - Visualisation, - Breathing techniques, - Progressive muscle relaxation, - Finding someone to talk to if they are unable to regulate their emotions. If you would like to know anything more about Resilience please don t hesitate to contact me at the school. Regards, David Francis Guidance Counsellor St Joseph s Primary School, Murgon, Mon, Tues, Wed Ph St. Patricks Day Shenanigans! Buddy classes Year 5/6 and Year 3 enjoyed some green St Patrick's activities together. Green jelly and green frogs were eaten. Shamrocks were made, and green biscuits were decorated. Term 1 Award Recipients

4 S T U D E N T S O F T H E W E E K Week 8 Week 9 Prep Jayden McEffer Prep Liam Oberle Year 1 Ella Peterson Year 1 Rubin Smethurst Year 2 Lauchlan Williams & Yuna Olbes Year 2 Isaac Watson Year 3 Kaylah Bligh Year 3 Tayla Shields Year 4 Athena Ricketts Year 4 Sam Catlin Year 5/6 David Rowberry Year 5/6 Kaitlyn Zelinski April Happy Birthdays Year 2: Lara Kapernick, Yuna Olbes Year 3: Trent Aubrey Lachlan Greenwood Sophia Purcell Year 4: Sam Catlin Athena Ricketts Year 6: James Olbes SPORTS NEWS CONGRATULATIONS to Millar Shields for making the South Burnett Soccer Team and to Harry Perrett and Lachlan Zelinski for making the South Burnett Rugby League Team. All boys will compete at Harvey Bay in the first week of May. Well done boys and best of luck to you all. Congratulations to Ryan Heness, Lachlan Zelinski and Harry Perrett on their selection in the South Burnett Softball Team. They played very well and displayed good sportsmanship in Maryborough last week. Great Work!

5 Thank you to the people who participated in the Free Dress Day and donated Easter Eggs for the Raffle. Thank you also, to people who purchased the Raffle Tickets. There are over 30 baskets of Easter Eggs being raffled today. P & F Good Luck everyone. TUCKSHOP SPECIAL ON THURSDAY EASTER TUCKSHOP SPECIAL Hot Dog with cheese or sauce (please specify) POPPERS (ONLY) NO other drinks available! Ice Cream & Jelly and Easter Eggs Please have your orders in by WEDNESDAY 1st APRIL (tomorrow) ONLY $5.00each Happy Easter from our wonderful Tuckshop Ladies FOR SALE St. Joseph s Stubby Coolers Only $5.00 each Great Collector s Item SLUSHIES FOR SALE - BIG LUNCH WEDNESDAY ONLY $2.00 EACH ST. JOSEPH S PARISH FETE The fete this year will include a Plant Stall. Do you have a green thumb, or know someone who has? If you could start some cuttings that would be great. Donations of plants will be appreciated. Also looking for helpers or people willing to join the Fete Committee. If you have any new ideas regarding the Fete, Leisa would love to hear from you. Also looking for someone to co-ordinate the Lolly Stall! What a great job! YUM!!! Phone Leisa on after 5pm. Or her on lmwalker@bne.catholic.edu.au. FACEBOOK REMINDER Look up FIND GROUPS St. Joseph s Primary School Murgon you should then be able to request permission to join the group. Keep up to date with the wonderful events happening in our school community.

6 Parish Easter Mass Times Tuesday of Holy Week 31st March 7pm 2nd Rite of Reconciliation St Joseph s, Murgon Wednesday of Holy Week 1st April 6pm rite of Reconciliation St John the Baptist, Wondai Holy Thursday 2nd April 7pm Eucharist of the Lord s Supper St Joseph s, Murgon Good Friday 3rd April 9.15am Way of the Cross St Joseph s, Murgon Good Friday 3rd April 3pm Liturgy of the Passion St Joseph s, Murgon Holy Saturday 4th April 8am Mass of the Resurrection - Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Proston Holy Saturday 4th April 7pm Easter Vigil St Joseph s, Murgon Easter Sunday 5th April 8am Mass of the Resurrection St John the Baptist Church, Wondai Easter Sunday 5th April 10.30am Mass of the Resurrection Sacred Heart Church, Durong Parish Priest: Fr. Michael Carroll sm PH PARISH HALL The St. Joseph s Parish Hall is available for rent for unlicensed functions. For further information phone Fr. Michael Wonderful celebrations were enjoyed by everyone on the 18th March for St. Joseph s Feast Day. Thank you to our past students from St. Mary s who attended and joined in the celebrations. ANZAC DAY MARCH on 25 th April. Marchers will assemble at 9:30am at the car park at the rear of the RSL building in Lamb Street, Murgon. All students are invited to participate and march, in correct school uniform, with our school.